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Asteraceae

Rocky Mountain groundsel

Packera streptanthifolia (Greene) W.A.Weber & Á.Löve

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Packera

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Common names

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English
Rocky Mountain groundsel, Cleftleaf groundsel, Rocky Mountain butterweed

Synonyms

  • Packera oodes (Rydb.) W.A.Weber
  • Packera streptanthifolia var. borealis (Torr. & A.Gray) Trock
  • Senecio adamsii Howell
  • Senecio aureus var. borealis Torr. & A.Gray
  • Senecio cognatus Greene
  • Senecio cymbalarioides Nutt.
  • Senecio cymbalarioides var. borealis (Torr. & A.Gray) Greenm.
  • Senecio cymbalarioides var. cymbalarioides
  • Senecio cymbalarioides var. streptanthifolius (Greene) Greenm.
  • Senecio fulgens Rydb.
  • Senecio jonesii Rydb.
  • Senecio leonardi Rydb.
  • Senecio longipetiolatus Rydb.
  • Senecio oodes Rydb.
  • Senecio platylobus Rydb.
  • Senecio rubricaulis var. rubricaulis
  • Senecio rydbergii A.Nelson
  • Senecio streptanthifolius Greene
  • Senecio streptanthifolius var. borealis (Torr. & A.Gray) J.F.Bain
  • Senecio streptanthifolius var. kluanei J.F.Bain
  • Senecio streptanthifolius var. laetiflorus (Greene) J.F.Bain
  • Senecio streptanthifolius var. oodes (Rydb.) J.F.Bain
  • Senecio streptanthifolius var. rubricaulis (Greene) J.F.Bain
  • Senecio streptanthifolius var. streptanthifolius
  • Senecio streptanthifolius var. wallowensis J.F.Bain
  • Senecio subcuneatus Rydb.
  • Senecio suksdorfii Greenm.
  • Senecio wardii Greene

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.